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LAW OF ARCHIMEDES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
Synonyms:
Archimedes' principle; law of Archimedes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("law of Archimedes" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
Domain category:
hydrostatics (study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion)